"Tennis Championships of India by the India Lawn Tennis Association. The tournament was hosted at different cities around India and was also played on different surfaces, such as grass courts (1910–59, 1964–66, 1969, 1970, 1973), hard courts (1967) and clay courts (1960–61, 1974–79) . The tournament was staged in different cities for the duration of its run they included: Included: Included: Indian Open (tennis) The Indian Open originally called the All India Championships or formally the All India Lawn Tennis Championships and also known as The National Lawn Tennis Championships of India and later the Indian International Championships is a"
"surfaces and each surface has its own characteristics which affect the playing style of the game. There are four main types of courts depending on the materials used for the court surface: clay courts, hard courts, grass courts and carpet courts. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) lists different surfaces and properties and classifies surfaces into one of five pace settings: Of the current four Grand Slam tournaments, the Australian and US Open use hard courts, French Open is played on clay, and Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam to have always been played on the same surface, is played on grass."
"The Australian Open switched from grass to hard courts in 1988 and in its early years the French championship alternated between clay and sand/rubble courts. The US Open is the only major to have been played on three surfaces; it was played on grass from its inception until 1974, clay from 1975 until 1977 and hard courts since it moved from the West Side Tennis Club to the National Tennis Center in 1978. ITF uses the following classification for tennis court surface types: Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The French Open is the only Grand"
"2016 French Open The 2016 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 120th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 22 May to 5 June and consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events. Novak Djokovic won the men's singles in the 2016 edition. Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion in men's singles, but he lost to Andy Murray in"
"Australian Tennis Hall of Fame. The French Open ( or Tournoi de Roland-Garros, , named after the famous French aviator Roland Garros) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are the Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon. Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam held on clay and ends the spring clay court season. The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply"
"Open from 1881 to 1974, and Wimbledon since 1877. Hard courts are made of uniform rigid material, often covered with an acrylic surface layer to offer greater consistency of bounce than other outdoor surfaces. Hard courts can vary in speed, though they are faster than clay but not as fast as grass courts. The quantity of sand added to the paint can greatly affect the rate at which the ball slows down. The US Open is played on DecoTurf while the Australian Open is played on Plexicushion, both acrylic-topped hard court surfaces. Historically for the Grand Slams hard courts have"
"Open since the beginning of the open era. Increasingly, clay courters have attempted to play better on other surfaces with some success. Ferrero reached the US Open Final in 2003, the same year he won the French Open, and also won several hardcourt tournaments. Nadal was considered a clay court specialist until a string of successes on other surfaces, including completing a golden career grand slam, led to a broadening of his reputation, while 2016 French Open winner Garbiñe Muguruza reached the 2015 Wimbledon final and won the 2017 Wimbledon title. The professional clay court season comprises many more tournaments"
"Stade Roland Garros Stade Roland Garros (""Roland Garros Stadium"", ) is a tennis venue located in Paris, France, that hosts the French Open—also known as Roland Garros, particularly within Europe—a Grand Slam championship tournament played annually around the end of May and the beginning of June. It is named for Roland Garros, a pioneering French aviator. The facility was constructed in 1928 to host France's first defence of the Davis Cup. The 8.5-hectare (21-acre) complex contains twenty courts, including three large-capacity stadiums; ""Les Jardins de Roland Garros"", a large restaurant and bar complex; ""Le Village"", the press and VIP area;"
"a capacity of 30,000. The French decided to play on a clay court. This choice was mostly due to the fact that both Federer and Wawrinka were participating in the ATP World Tour Finals on a hard court a week before the Davis Cup final. However, French captain Arnaud Clément stated that the surface would not necessarily be an advantage for France. France started practicing on the court 10 days before the final, while Federer and Wawrinka were playing in London on a hard court. Initially, the French team also evoked the possibility of organizing the final in one of"
"1997 French Open The 1997 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 101st staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1997. Gustavo Kuerten defeated Sergi Bruguera, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 Iva Majoli defeated Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek defeated Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva defeated Mary Joe Fernandez / Lisa Raymond, 6–2, 6–3 Rika Hiraki"
"(including Masters Series events) on other surfaces. However, since these players won major titles only at the French Open, they are sometimes labeled as such. Other players, such as Sergi Bruguera, Albert Costa and Gastón Gaudio were French Open champions who won all or very nearly all of their career titles on clay. Among female players, there have been very few whose best results were confined exclusively to clay. Virginia Ruzici, Anastasia Myskina, Iva Majoli, Sue Barker, Ana Ivanovic, Francesca Schiavone, Jeļena Ostapenko and Simona Halep are the only female players to have won major titles at only the French"
"some of them are actual opponents. There are only three surfaces to choose from (Grass, Hard and Clay). Although the surfaces are not sufficiently differentiated to impinge on AI or player tactics, the bounce of the ball is lowest on Grass and highest on Clay, with Hard intermediate. There are several places where matches and tournaments in the Huge Tour take place, and they are accurate on the kind of surface that tournament actually uses: London (Wimbledon) is played on grass, Paris (Roland Garros) on clay, New York (Flushing Meadows) on hard court, etc. Each surface has three different sets,"
"2009, their use has been discontinued on the top tier of the ATP. ATP Challenger Tour tournaments such as the Trofeo Città di Brescia still use carpet courts. The WTA Tour has one remaining carpet court event, the International-level Tournoi de Québec. Some tennis courts are indoor, which allows to play regardless of weather conditions and is more comfortable for spectators. Because of the lack of wind, gameplay is considerably different versus outdoor courts. Any court surface may be used indoors. Hard courts are most common indoors, as they are made with the most versatile materials and surface finishes. Clay"
"1999 French Open The 1999 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 103rd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1999. Andre Agassi defeated Andrei Medvedev, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 Steffi Graf defeated Martina Hingis, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes defeated Goran Ivanišević / Jeff Tarango, 6–2, 7–5 Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova, 6–3, 6–7, 8–6"
"1978 French Open The 1978 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 82nd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1978. Björn Borg defeated Guillermo Vilas, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 Virginia Ruzici defeated Mima Jaušovec, 6–2, 6–2 Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister defeated José Higueras / Manuel Orantes, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey / Gail Sherriff Lovera, 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 Renáta"
"1–6, 6–3 Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick defeated Delina Boshoff / Colin Dowdeswell, 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 1976 French Open The 1976 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 31 May until 14 June. It was the 80th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1976. Adriano Panatta defeated Harold Solomon, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 Sue Barker defeated Renáta Tomanová, 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 Frederick McNair / Sherwood Stewart defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez, 7–6, 6–3,"
"1976 French Open The 1976 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 31 May until 14 June. It was the 80th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1976. Adriano Panatta defeated Harold Solomon, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 Sue Barker defeated Renáta Tomanová, 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 Frederick McNair / Sherwood Stewart defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez, 7–6, 6–3, 6–1 Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera defeated Kathleen Harter / Helga Niessen Masthoff, 6–4,"
"women's singles final, which was pushed into primetime by rain delays. Since 1978, the US Open has been played on a hard court surface called Pro DecoTurf. It is a multi-layer cushioned surface and classified by the International Tennis Federation as medium-fast. Each August before the start of the tournament, the courts are resurfaced. Since 2005, all US Open and US Open Series tennis courts have been painted a shade of blue (trademarked as ""U.S. Open Blue"") inside the lines to make it easier for players, spectators, and television viewers to see the ball. The area outside the lines is"
"seating for 3,000. Temporary seating for 500 will be installed for the second court. In 2007, after a few years being held on the same red clay used at the French Open, the event was held on Har-Tru green clay. In 2008, the event went to a maroon color of Har-Tru clay as the River Oaks Country Club renovated their courts in 2005. After renovating their courts again in late 2008, the surface remained the same. Bill Tilden holds the record for most titles (7).<br> Bill Tilden and Frank Parker co-hold the record of most finals (8). Source: The Tennisbase"
"Clay court A clay court is one of many different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone, brick, or other unbound mineral aggregates. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as ""rubico"", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high"
"on clay; since his debut in 2005, he has only lost twice at the tournament – in 2009 and 2015. Nadal holds the record for the longest winning streak by any male player on a single surface since the tennis open era began in 1968: 81 clay court wins between April 2005 and May 2007. He also holds the record for most titles won on clay in the open era with 55 trophies. Thomas Muster is also considered a successful clay court player; although he only won the French Open once, 40 out of his 44 career singles titles were"
"1996 French Open The 1996 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 27 May until 9 June. It was the 100th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1996. Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Michael Stich, 7–6, 7–5, 7–6 Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–7, 10–8 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek defeated Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek, 6–2, 6–3 Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernandez defeated Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva, 6–2, 6–1 Patricia"
"1998 French Open The 1998 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 102nd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1998. Carlos Moyá defeated Àlex Corretja, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Monica Seles, 7–6, 0–6, 6–2 Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis defeated Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná defeated Lindsay Davenport / Natalia Zvereva, 6–1, 7–6 Venus"
"court surface from grass to a hard court surface known as Rebound Ace. Mats Wilander was the only player to win the tournament on both grass and hard courts. In 2008, after being used for 20 years, the Rebound Ace was replaced by a cushioned, medium-paced, acrylic surface known as Plexicushion Prestige. Roger Federer and Serena Williams are the only players to win the Australian Open on both Rebound Ace and Plexicushion Prestige. The main benefits of the new surface are better consistency and less retention of heat because of a thinner top layer. This change was accompanied by changes"
"/ Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith, 6–4, 6–1 Daniel Elsner defeated Luis Horna, 6–4, 6–4 Justine Henin defeated Cara Black, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 José de Armas / Luis Horna defeated Arnaud Di Pasquale / Julien Jeanpierre, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 Cara Black / Irina Selyutina defeated Maja Matevžič / Katarina Srebotnik, 6–0, 5–7, 7–5 1997 French Open The 1997 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 101st staging of the"
"category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There is a singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of 22 courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1. Below is"
"Mary Carillo / John McEnroe defeated Florenţa Mihai / Iván Molina, 7–6, 6–3 1977 French Open The 1977 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 81st staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1977. Guillermo Vilas defeated Brian Gottfried, 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 Mima Jaušovec defeated Florenţa Mihai, 6–2, 6–7, 6–1 Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez defeated Wojciech Fibak / Jan Kodeš, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Regina Maršíková"
"1988 French Open The 1988 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 92nd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1988. Mats Wilander defeated Henri Leconte, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 Steffi Graf defeated Natalia Zvereva, 6–0, 6–0 Andrés Gómez / Emilio Sánchez Vicario defeated John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková, 6–2, 7–5 Lori"
"A special Roland Garros taxi stand operates in May and June during the French Open on the southeast corner of the venue grounds, at the corner of Robert Schuman Avenue and Auteuil Boulevard. Stade Roland Garros Stade Roland Garros (""Roland Garros Stadium"", ) is a tennis venue located in Paris, France, that hosts the French Open—also known as Roland Garros, particularly within Europe—a Grand Slam championship tournament played annually around the end of May and the beginning of June. It is named for Roland Garros, a pioneering French aviator. The facility was constructed in 1928 to host France's first defence"
"world have been coated with GreenSet. GreenSet has also been chosen for numerous occasional events, especially in indoor venues. The surface is currently in use at the following tournaments: Many Davis Cup and Fed Cup ties are also held on GreenSet courts. Tennis at the 2016 Olympics in Rio was played on GreenSet Grand Prix Cushion courts. The Olympic Tennis Centre, with over 18,000 square metres, was completely surfaced in early 2016, months ahead of the event. GreenSet also supplied the BMX surfaces for the Olympic BMX Centre in Rio. GreenSet GreenSet is an acrylic hardcourt surface used in many"
"also different environments (indoors and outdoors). When the professional majors were abolished in 1967 the grand slam majors were still only being played on two exclusive surfaces grass and clay. In 1978 the US Open switched surface to a hard court thus re-creating a third unique surface once more arguably the best date in defining the beginning of the Modern Era of tennis. In this new modern era only one player has won all four majors in a row (Djokovic) and only one player has achieved the new term a ""Surface Slam"" winning three consecutive majors on three distinct surfaces"
"1993 French Open The 1993 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 97th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1993. Sergi Bruguera defeated Jim Courier, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernandez, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen defeated Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva defeated Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Jana Novotná,"
"1994 French Open The 1994 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 98th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1994. Sergi Bruguera defeated Alberto Berasategui, 6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 6–1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Mary Pierce, 6–4, 6–4 Byron Black / Jonathan Stark defeated Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman, 6–4, 7–6 Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva defeated Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond, 6–2, 6–2 Kristie Boogert"